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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lange
Clean Name Lange
Feature ID 14586
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 6.40 °
Southmost Latitude 6.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 260.00 °
Westmost Longitude 260.00 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude 6.40 °
Center Longitude 260.00 °
Northmost Latitude 8.46 °
Southmost Latitude 4.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 257.34 °
Westmost Longitude 261.72 °
Diameter 176.23 km
Center Latitude 6.28 °
Center Longitude 259.53 °
Northmost Latitude 8.47 °
Southmost Latitude 4.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 257.51 °
Westmost Longitude 261.67 °
Diameter 176.00 km
Center Latitude 6.40 °
Center Longitude 259.59 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 09, 2009
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Dorothea; American photographer (1895-1965).
Reference [210] - Dictionary of Women Artists, edited by Delia Gaze: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago/London, 1997.
Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:27 PM

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